THE public outcry over the alleged failure of flood control projects to prevent the deluge that turned a huge swath of Bicol ...

President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos with SAP Anton Lagdameo in a press briefing in Camp Crame the other day before making rounds of inspection of the evacuation centers in Bicol region where ...

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Saturday said he plans to revisit the Bicol River Basin Development Program (BRBDP), a project of his late father Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in 1973, following ...

Waters from the rice fields rose and spilled on Maharlika Highway in Lopez town – a crucial link for those going to the parts of Quezon and into Bicol. The flood paralyzed locals. Relief ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bicol police reported that deaths from the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) in the region climbed to 26 as of Friday morning.

THE chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations on Friday refuted claims circulating on social media about the alleged substantial budget allocation for flood control in the Bicol Region ...

Personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed forces of the Philippines (PA) provide security during the arrival of C130 transport aircraft carrying relief aid and rubber boats at the ...

The number of reported fatalities in the Bicol Region due to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine has increased to 20, Police Regional Office 5 (PRO-5) said Thursday. “Ngayong alas siete ng umaga, ...

This week, two storms hit Bicol. The first is political. Former senator Leila de Lima, jailed for six years and Bicol’s political icon, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, faced the powerful House quad ...

Before even making landfall, Kristine (Trami) has affected 77,910 families or 382,302 people in the Bicol region, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas and the Zamboanga Peninsula. Of the number ...

The Bicol peninsula was worst-hit, where floodwaters chased people and their pets to the second storey of their homes. Typhoons are common in the Philippines at this time of the year, but Trami's ...